Opry99er Posted April 20, 2015 Author Share Posted April 20, 2015 There is also David Cutcher's book Electronic Circuits for the Evil Genius. His website is https://sites.google.com/site/electronicswithdavid/. You can get a kit for the projects through his website, as well. ...lee That is pretty slick there... Read a bunch of material on that page and the linked site. Appreciate the info! Got alot to think about now... You guys are awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Look what I just found at Ebay! << HERE >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted April 20, 2015 Author Share Posted April 20, 2015 Wow, how bout that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Vorticon Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I'm in the UK, so I don't know how many Radio Shack stores are still trading over there but if you can find one of these, you might be able to pick it up for an absolute bargain and it'll teach your son pretty much everything he'd need to know about Electronics. The books provided with the Electronics Learning Lab kit are worth the price of admission alone. http://www.radioshack.com/electronics-learning-lab-kit/2800055.html#.VTOKz5Tfyqk Not as cheap as a breadboard block and a handful of passive components but kits like this offer so much learning potential. Maybe a future Birthday present? I have that kit and I love it. It's actually a great prototyping platform as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted April 20, 2015 Author Share Posted April 20, 2015 (edited) http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=221451495178&alt=web This looks pretty epic. And WHAT A PRICE!!! But I do not know what "Infiduino" is... Is it a clone? I'm assuming it is a knockoff, but it is claiming to be 100% compatible Edited April 20, 2015 by Opry99er 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 There is a neat little You Tube video on this device, but jump to 2:00 minutes into it to see the good stuff and avoid the sales garbage. It also has a nice little stand for the breadboard and the device itself not shown in the picture. The guy was also taken with the book that comes with it as being suitable for newbies, so this might be great for the kid. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N149feCrIvg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted April 20, 2015 Author Share Posted April 20, 2015 Yea, that looks nice. I am really leaning toward this Infiduino clone kit... Looks like it has all the components I'll need (and then some) to get us rockin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted April 20, 2015 Author Share Posted April 20, 2015 In the video, looks like there are some good libraries available on the Arduino site that could get us programming and experimenting in no time. I'm sure the boy will enjoy the process, and I'll learn some C++ in the process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkdrummer Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Too bad heathkit folded, huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKRetrogamer Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 (edited) The heart of the Arduino is based around Atmel's ATMega328 IC. If you really want to delve into breadboard projects, you could make up your own Arduino clone using nothing more than breadboard, An ATMega328 (preferably pre-loaded with a boot-loader), a crystal and a handful of capacitors and resistors. These "Shrimp Kits" (as they are known) are available online but the components are listed in a number of places if you'd like to source your own components. In order to program a Shrimp Arduino, you will need a USB-TTL adaptor to plug into the breadboard but these can be sourced for a couple of dollars. A UK-based company based 40 miles from me, sell these kits and hold regular beginner electronics meetings where they put together small electronic projects as an introduction to "Making". Kits containing the basic components to build your own Arduino clone will be available via eBay, etc., sold from the US and probably could be found even cheaper from China/Hong Kong. The UK-based company is here: http://shrimping.it/blog/shrimp-kit/ Edited April 20, 2015 by UKRetrogamer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 << THIS SITE >> Will give you enough information to remake these P-Box Kits yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Owen, In case you wanted to make a Two Transistor Radio with your son, I took the liberty of grabbing those .GIF's off the other site and turning them into a .PDF file. I'm thinking even if you have to source the parts, it'll still be cheaper than the $35.00 + shipping in the message above that has NOT YET MET IT'S RESERVE! 2TransistorRadio.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 And THIS looks to be the ultimate in electronic project kits... or has anyone found something better than this MONSTER 500 in 1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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